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Here we go again: Why are we still fighting about antisemitism definitions?
Kevin Rachlin, Nexus Vice President of Government Relations and Washington Director, wrote a blog for the Times of Israel discussing the Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to revoke the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)
‘Unacceptable’: Jewish Groups Slam Reported U.S. Coast Guard Plan to Stop Classifying Swastikas as Hate Symbols
After the Coast Guard reportedly considered downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive”, the Nexus Project called the proposed policy shift “appalling” and noted that “this is what happens when democratic norms
Democracy and Antisemitism: The Nexus Project’s Distinct Approach
In an interview with The Berman Archive, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby discussed the Shofar Report and Nexus’s work to protect civil liberties and counter antisemitism and act as a watchdog organization.
Senator Cassidy’s IHRA Crusade Is a Political Stunt, Not a Plan to Protect Jews
Kevin Rachlin, Nexus Vice President of Government Relations and Washington Director, wrote a blog for the Times of Israel discussing how Senator Cassidy’s campaign to elevate the IHRA definition of antisemitism amounts to a political
Senior ADL antisemitism researcher leaves to lead competing effort at watchdog Nexus
Aryeh Tuchman will direct a new Nexus research center focused on improving data, definitions and public understanding of antisemitism.
Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy: Reluctant to confront extremist threats while pledging to protect Jews
After NYC’s Mayor Mamdani revoked some executive orders issued by his predecessor, including one that had adopted the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby told Jewish Insider that Mamdani “and